Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis using NVivo (2 days)

The course is designed as an advanced course in qualitative data analysis for existing NVivo users. Those choosing to enrol in this course will be working on a research project on their own, or as part of a research team. They will be seeking to advance their knowledge and skills in higher-level data analysis, theory building, validating findings, and producing reports and accounts. The course assumes basic mastery of skills in using NVivo for data management and analysis, including coding. It builds on these skills to equip users to undertake advanced data analysis, and to produce effective accounts of their research. The focus is on applying advanced tools from the NVivo tool kit to research in progress through hands-on experience.

When enrolling, participants will be asked to provide information about their current project, including an indication of aspects of NVivo they wish to learn more about. The final content of the

Master Class - runs over 5 days will be developed in response to participants’ needs and interests and will include opportunities for discussion and consulting about individual projects.  Potential content may include:

Part I: Advanced data analysis. Exploring themes and patterns using advanced Queries, Similarity Diagrams, Tree Maps, Cluster Analysis and other exploration tools. Critiquing coding structures. Moving from descriptive coding to categorical, thematic, conceptual or theoretical coding.

Part II: Testing hypotheses and establishing credibility. Posing questions to test the strength of emerging propositions and/or conclusions drawn from data analysis. Identifying ways of answering these questions using Queries and other exploration and visualisation tools in NVivo.

Part III: Building an account. Establishing criteria for good reporting by critiquing reports of current research that have used NVivo. Using NVivo’s tools for representing and reporting findings: mapping concepts, visualising and charting findings, generating reports, exporting material, and interfacing with other software including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

 

A laptop with Nvivo installed is required for this course. A 30-day trial version is available through the distributor. ACSPRI staff will be in contact to offer help with this in the weeks leading up to the master-class.